Components of Peacebuilding: Conflict Resolution through Political, Social and Economic Development with Reference to Northeast India

Abstract

Peacebuilding is one of the approaches towards conflict resolution in peace and conflict studies. It focuses on political, economic and social development to resolve conflicts through the establishment of legal and institutional frameworks which are expected to manage internal conflicts so that there may be sustainable peace. Northeast India has been a region of conflicts and insurgencies since India’s independence in 1947. Some of the Government of India’s approaches for resolution of conflicts in the region such as reorganization of states, creation of regional institutions like the North Eastern Council and special administrative provisions such as the Sixth Schedule may be categorized as peacebuilding. This paper seeks to identify and study the contributions of the government’s peacebuilding initiatives for conflict resolution in Northeast India.